Google URL Shortener Links Will Stop Working Next Month

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By BeauHDJul 24, 2025, 5:20 pm156 pts
New submitter davecotter writes: So Google's staring at its old goo.gl links and thinking, "Why is this perfectly functioning service still even a thing?" After many businesses and users adopted it like it was the second coming of the way-too-long hyperlink, Google's now decided to yank the plug. Starting…

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